Eva Mendes does her best as Roxanne, Johnny鈥檚 lost love, but the script gives her nothing to do except wait to be rescued. There鈥檚 zero chemistry, and their dialogue feels like a first draft. You鈥檒l find yourself skipping ahead to the next skull-faced rampage.
The early 2000s were the era of 鈥渟hiny, weightless CGI,鈥� and Ghost Rider is a prime example. When the Rider fights elemental demons, they look like rubbery PS3 cutscenes. The wind effects are overdone, and the flames sometimes look like they were drawn in MS Paint. It鈥檚 not unwatchable, but don鈥檛 expect Avengers: Endgame quality.
Pour a drink, gather some friends, and prepare for a hellfire of early-2000s nostalgia. Just don鈥檛 think too hard about the jelly beans.
